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brasiliano

Portuguese, adjective/bɾa.zi.liˈɐ̃.nu/

brasiliano is spelled B-R-A-S-I-L-I-A-N-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brasiliano is a Portuguese adjective meaning “Brazilian (native or inhabitant of Brazil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao Brasil ou pertencente a ele”.

What does brasiliano mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    archaicBrazilian (native or inhabitant of Brazil)

noun

  1. 1

    archaicmasculineBrazilian (of, from or relating to Brazil)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo ao Brasil ou pertencente a ele 2. que torce pelo Brasília Futebol Clube, clube brasileiro

noun: 1. natural do Brasil ou seu habitante 2. torcedor do Brasília Futebol Clube, clube brasileiro

noun: 1. prenome masculino

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of brasiliano

  • brasiliana feminine
  • brasilianos masculine plural
  • brasilianas feminine plural
  • mais brasiliano comparative
  • o mais brasiliano superlative
  • brasilianíssimo superlative
  • brasilianinho diminutive
  • brasilianão augmentative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce brasiliano?

  • Brazil /bɾa.zi.liˈɐ̃.nu/
  • Brazil /bɾa.ziˈljɐ̃.nu/
  • Portugal /bɾɐ.ziˈljɐ.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is brasiliano in Portuguese?

brasiliano appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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